Also agreed. One pill doesn't cure all symptoms. And you shouldn't cure symptoms to begin with, you should cure the disease. Oh, and it's never Lupus.
(I need to watch a little less House, M.D.) -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 5:05 PM, Eli Malinsky <[email protected]>wrote: > Man oh Man is this interesting!! > > I am really firmly on the side of staying unincorporated or pursuing a > new collaborative governance form. While I agree with Mike that > there's no harm in reviewing options before making a decision, my own > experience tells me that all of these existing legal forms are > predicated on some basic principles that, if not contrary to a healthy > coworking movement, at least aren't conducive to it. I'd be far more > interested in some creativity here... but perhaps this whole process > needs to start with a sort-of needs assessment: i.e., what additional > benefits does "more formal" organizing bring? (bringing to mind 'if it > ain't broke...'). And I do agree that this task needs to be separate > from the issue of coworking.com ownership. I think that one is dealt > with easily enough without entangling us in this broader issue. > > For what it's worth, our org has developed a Constellation Model of > Governance (http://socialinnovation.ca/blog/constellation-model-of- > collaborative-social-change) that has allowed a number of groups, big > and small, to work together without incoporating. I'm not necessarily > advocating this approach - it's really just proof that alternatives > are possible...they just require a bit of imagination, which this > group has in spades... > > :-) > > Eli Malinsky > Centre for Social Innovation > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<coworking%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
